Antique Gun - Legality - Belgium

Belgium

As non-licensed weapons for the purposes of Article 3, § 2, 2, of the Arms Act are considered weapons of a historical, folkloric or decorative value:

1 °, That are loaded through the breach, the muzzle or from the front of the cylinder are charged only with black powder or cartridges with black powder and separate ignition loaded, whose model or the patent dates back to 1890 and manufactured before 1945

2 ° using only cartridges with ignition, loaded with black powder, of which the model or the patent dates from 1890 and were produced pre-1945;

3 ° using cartridges with smokeless powder and that are listed in Annex 1 of the decree of 29 December 2006.

4 ° produced before 1897 or for which ammunition is no longer in production.

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